The tiniest cafe of all
A write up of Providence Death Cafe
It was the teensy-weensy Death Cafe today. It was our last day time cafe of the year (we hope to return in the fall and the night one continues on through summer). For some reason known only to the universe, all the adult size chairs were missing from the room. So we sat in the eeensy chairs and had teensy-weensy mini cupcakes with little cups of tea and talked about a kind of death and grief that doesn't get much attention even in a death cafe. The passing of innocence and trust is its grief weight that many know and are often shamed for in life can lead to life decisions that could have been so very different. As we talked we wondered how it is that you can spot a person's history from the trajectory of their life even if they aren't aware of it - and how that trajectory can be interrupted, or come to its final end without challenge. We also giggled over the fact that the business of death is such an oddly social one too. The daytime Death Cafe will return in the fall. Make sure you come out to enjoy the evening Death Cafe all through the summer!